reburial

noun

"reburial" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“reburial” is uncommon English (frequency #98,635 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,635
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of reburying; a second or subsequent burial.

Corpus desk

Index EN-reburial · reburial · English

reburial · rank #98,635 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,635
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH recension

Nearest frequency peer: recension (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “reburial”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “reburial” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reburial
PropertyValue
Headwordreburial
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#98,635
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reburial” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). reburial lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reburial is uncommon English at frequency #98,635 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act of reburying; a second or subsequent burial.".

No misspelling variants are generated for reburial in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + burial. The correct English form is reburial, spelled R-E-B-U-R-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of reburying; a second or subsequent burial.

Etymology

From re- + burial.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reburial"?
"reburial" is spelled R-E-B-U-R-I-A-L.
What does "reburial" mean?
As a noun, "reburial" means: The act of reburying; a second or subsequent burial.
What is the origin of the word "reburial"?
From re- + burial. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reburial", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list